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Keeping Animals Off the Streets Since 1980!www.CHAadopt.org

Thank you!

It’s been a good year for the

Chequamegon Humane

Association.

With your support we were able to accommodate a record number of adoptions. We had adopted out more than 200 dogs and cats by mid-October. By year’s end CHA adopted a record number of dogs and cats—287!! Also, you made it possible for us to replace our minivan. Our sincerest gratitude goes out to everyone in the community. You were extremely generous, even in this tough economy, and you dropped off lots of good stuff to make the cats and dogs at the shelter very happy! This is the first year that we did not have to dip into our meager savings account. You were even willing to share your-selves by volunteering your time with CHA and by sharing your favorite new and old pet stories. It is with your support that the animals adopted from CHA go to loving forever homes are receiving better overall care. Thank you for your willingness to work with CHA and to recog-nize CHA as part of the com-munity. As more than 90 percent of our income comes from you, this is the communi-ty’s Chequamegon Humane Association—it is yours—we just operate it to the best of our ability. After all we do it because we all care about animals. What is life without another heartbeat close by, even if that heartbeat

belongs to a furry compan-ion(s)? We are also actively pulling together our calendar of events.

We hope you continue to have fun with us

in the coming year at one or more of our events like the Pet Walk, the Bay Barbe-cue, and the FurBall. As always we are trying to offer new events and make some of the old ones more fun. We look forward to seeing and working with you again this year! Look to page 5 for the CHA Calendar of Events for 2013. Also please check our website often.

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Table of Contents

Thank you greeting ........ Page 1

Minivan ............................ Page 2

the word........................... Page 2

Ashland Dog Park.......... Page 3

Upcoming events 2013

Adoptions........................ Page 3

Donations........................ Page 4

Spring 2013 Page 1

Spring 2013 Page 2

Help Us Spread The Word

Here’s what to do if you nd a

STRAY ANIMAL

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MINIVAN

Never drop animals off at the CHA

Shelter, stray or not. It is a bad situation for us as we don’t usually

have the space and the ani-

mal may have contagious

etc. An owned animal that is unexpectedly left at CHA

is considered abandoned. The police

Please

You may have heard that people are getting together to form a dog park in Ashland. As it is now, the Ash-land Parks and Recreation, the Chequamegon Humane Associa-tion, and a group of committed citizens are working together to create a not-for-profit dog park.

It will be a place where dogs and their people can socialize and exercise. After much deliberation, the current location for the park is south of Hodgkin’s Park baseball fields between 11th Avenue East and 14th Avenue East and Pufall Drive, an almost five acre lot with open space to run (a portion that will be fenced) and a wooded area where trails will eventually be created.

This is a community undertaking; your input and

commitment is needed.

We’ll need people to help create it by building benches and a lean-to for shading, planting grass, and clearing trails. We’ll need people to help keep it clean. We’ll also need money to keep it going. We’ll try to recycle materials as much as possi-ble (for instance fencing that had been used in another Ashland Park

can be used here) but some materi-als will need to be purchased. People interested in volunteering or donating funds to make this dream a reality can contact APR (Ashland Parks and Recreation) @ 715-682-7059.

Visit www.ashlandparks.org for more information, and meeting notes or contact DogParkAsh-land@gmail.com

This same information is available on http://www.chaadopt.org/ash-land-dog-park.html

Ashland Dog Park

John TraaholtMelissa PaisleyHoward NicholsonKevin & Penny NelsonMs MakiRichard & Christina TutorLinnea SchmidAmy Bailey & Leslie WilsonScott Berry

Shannon JacobsonBrenda LutzJon VanderBloomenRichard WiedingerJessica FleckJustin CochranSusan GorsettDaniel TomazewskiBrandi Kratt & Ryan JohnsonBarb SchmitzParis McBainColleen FolksDeborah DeragonJoseph & Gaylan HeimDiane FlandersErik & Amy HaukaasWendy ShieldsKevin King

Matthew BrownKirsten ScheidJoseph & Marlene KegelHolly EvensenAlexis WilliamsKristi Dietrich & Dave EvansJoAnn HonkalaCollin StremkeDarren HudsonBetsy MillerJennifer OlsenKathleen RackouskiKenton GettyJennifer MillerJulia & Hans VeenendaalTeresa Roy

Edward (Gene) & Edith BrevoldLynn WilloughbyBarbara SellungBrooke MecekBarb & Jim PalkkiHannah SorensonDavid M(?)Kahlil WilliamsShannon AndersonMatt LarsenJennifer KempfMarta OlveraJerelyn KoosmanSandy BaconPhilip JohnsonAndrew LedingAustin Funk

Adoptions

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Kennel Sponsors Heather Matthews Linda & Randy Hardy Jill & Robert Garrington Ken and Mary Defoe Donna Kurensky Mark & Mary Jean Johnson Sandra Cruzen Frank & Mary Myott Minivan Sponsors Woody Petersen Deb Dryer Bay Area Animal Hospital: the Shoep Legacy Foundation Inc Jill and Robert Garrington Caroline Hollstadt Gerald & Carol Huhn William & Mary Hepner Tim & Carol Kane Doug Morrison & Anna Novak Gerald & Sue Deperry Jeffrey Wojcik Dave Pagels Kevin & Carlette Van Vlack Vernon Construction Janice Matyas Xcel Energy Carol Suminsky John & Lari Hoffman Michael & Dawn Hines Don & Jane Tolliver Sandi Nelson Hafstad Susan & James Jacobson Kathryn Miller Shawn & Nancy Brede Donald & Karen Vlasaty Miriam Hof Gary Ray Robert & Susan MacKreth Dolores & Virgina Neff Kristy Jensch Larry & Lynn Weber April Sirek Patricia Oeltjenbruns & James Bryan Fred & Vicki Nafey Emma Ranniker Vicki Mottram Leeann Schaub Jeeane Beirl Pauline Jarozewski Liana Corrinne & Michael Bruce CWO Auto & Scrap Removal Renee Young Dianne Buelow Dave Pagels Michelle Jardin Frank & Mary Myott

Jane Urling Janet Kohl Bethesda Lutheran WELCA Flamingo’s Up North Cindy Olsen and the Girl Scouts Robert Johnson Howard & Marlene Paap Kenneth & Julie Mackey Claudia and Diane Verville Jennifer Delonay Mariah Cook Dwight & Annette Claggett Julie & Mike Galloway Patricia Chase Colleen Folks Clara Sveda Deanna & Arnold Wahlquist Sally Hedges Dave Evans & Kristi Dietrich Erin & Jason Johnson Wendy Kloiber & David Eades Debra Smith Karen & Lavern Basina Cindy & Wayne Seeger Brummer Family Stephanie Bresette Stone’s Throw City of Ashland Emily Peterson Ashland Foundation Rebecca Nielson Sharon Hunt Leslie & Joanne Lucius Jennifer & David Olson Douglas & Sharon Meredith The Faith Community of All Saints Jeffrey & Laverne Wojcik Elizabeth Riederer Bill Cetin Dolly Anderson Ruth Johson Nathan Rudolph Barbara Ottman Mark & Sharon Ledin Barb Swenson Julia Waggoner Kenneth & Mary Tuckwell Kristin Sokol Chicago Iron Supplies Anne-Marie & Kyle Carlson Omer Nelson Electric Murray & Gayle Smerer Megan Rasmussen Brian & Lisa Dary Linda Barnes Elliot Cafritz Rexford & Claire Fliess James & Joan Collins Gary & Jean Koval

Kristin Connell Gerry & Sue Deperry Mark & Marion Duffy Bob & Cheryl Follis Margie Motiff Paul & Diane Bretl Ronald & Barbara Mottl Tom & Sheila Ossowski Thomas & Wendy Murphy Michelle Basina Robert & Virginia Eno Richard & Karen DePerry Becky Rathke & Michele Meyer Michael & Mardella Gustafson Nancy Pagac Cheryl Ash Jeffrey & Jean Miller Maryann Borwn Mark Miller James & Elizabeth Chambers Terry & Kim Torkko Country Care Pet Hospital Linda & Dale Johnston Kathleen Presnell Linda Krehbiel & Woody Petersen Julia Raymer Janet Bewley & David Saetre Terry Barningham Shawn & Leslie Sederholm Colleen Prine Hyopponen Family Chiropractic Penny Nelson-Newman M June Aho Roehm Lynda Johnson Elaine Peacy Diane Grosjean Herb & Jewel Taber Jim & Joan Bratley Ben & Melanie Michaels Debbie Remondini Daniel Bloomquist Linda Dahl William & Jeannette Defoe Tim & Tina Kramolis Matt & Shawna Johnson Jason Akl & Deb Dryer Tim & Lynn Hall Joyce Zifko Andrew Moffitt Richard & Mary Verch Sam & Cheryl Olby Barbara Nevala Peggy Fletcher Kelly Westlund Kay Tuttle Mark & Sharon Ledin Bay Area Animal Hospital Robert Moore

Beth Helfont Kathleen Russell Jared & Sarah Myers Monica & Jerry Van Cleve Fran Ante- Fleig Daniel & Katherine Hinson Superior Rentals April Reder Enid Cafritz Steve Rheaume Cindy Utities-Hart Kathleen Presnell Mary Basina Carrie Wartman Calvin Cafritz Tammy Burke Jim & Dee Nemec Deb Bates Thrivent Financial William & Carol Gray Lee Roy & Lucinda Laymon Sara Nemec Shirley Tarasewicz Jana Van Evera Eleanor Williams& Kevin Schram In Honor of Linda Nemec: Sara Nemec, her daughter Their children and their children’s families: George & Carol Eder In Memory of Madeline Belsky: The Araz Group/ Ben Weidman Morris Boutin: Northern Lights Health Care Center Heidi Nelson Sigurd & Shirley Eid Mary Stenberg Gary & Kay Roffers Harvey & Jeanette Hoopman George Vernon: Ann Riederer Julie Raymer June Fabro: Ann Riederer Jenny Grage: Wendy & James Gretzlock Hailey Grage

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February Fri., 15: White Winter Winery benefit "Bring your honey and join us for an Evening of Decadence! Six courses of decadent desserts, each paired with one of our award-winning meads. The evening includes fundraising raffles for the Chequamegon Humane Association."The cost is $25 per ticket or 4 tickets for $80. There is more information on the website at www.whitewinter-winery.com under the category “Events”. Tickets can be purchased on that website, or via phone, and then held at the winery for pickup that evening. Seating is limited and we usually sell out in advance. The event starts at 6:30 p.m. Sat., 16: Volunteer training for those who want to help with fundraising events 11 a.m., at the shelter. No registration necessary. Please call Liz with questions (715) 682-9744.

Sat., 23: Volunteer training for those who want to help with fundraising events 11a.m., at the shelter. No registration necessary. Please call Liz with questions (715) 682-9744.

March Sun., 3: 11 a.m., to 2 p.m., Shop for the Shelter at Walmart in Ashland.

Sat., 23: Chili Cook-off Neighborly Bar, Ash-land.Chili Cook-Off. Show off your cooking talent or just enjoy tasting other peoples' recipes.

April is prevention of cruelty to animals month.

June Sat., 15: Pet Walk, walk with us on the corridor from east (the Ashland Dog Park, south of Hodgkins baseball park between 11th and 14th Streets) to west Ashland (Prentice Park). Check back for details to come.

August Thurs., 8: Second Annual Bay Barbecue! Bayfield.

September Sat., 21: 11-2 Shop for the Shelter, Walmart in Ashland.

November Sat., 2: Ninth Annual FurBall Sat., 9: Photos with Santa and family members (of course this includes your furry family members if you like!)

Calendar of Events2013

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$50 annual membership $100 donation (CHA mug) $250 donation (CHA t-shirt) $500 donation (2 CHA t-shirts) $750 donation (1FurBall ticket & 2 CHA t-shirts) $1,000 donation (2 FurBall tickets & 2 CHA t-shirts) $2,500 donation (8 FurBall tickets & 2 CHA t-shirts) $5,000 donation (16 FurBall tickets & 2 CHA t-shirts)

Health & Wellness Fund donation $ Pet Memorial donation $ In Honor of Pet donation $ Human Memorial donation $ In Honor of Human donation $ In honor/memory of:

Cost cutting efforts have enabled us to LOWER kennel sponsor rates!

Adopt-a-Kennel (Cat) $120 6 months Adopt-a-Kennel (Cat) $240 12 months Adopt-a-Kennel (Dog) $270 6 months Adopt-a-Kennel (Dog) $540 12 months

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ChA board members

David Pagels Board President Murray Smerer Vice President Ann Riederer Board Member Sue DePerry Board Member Tom Ossowski Board Member Matt Johnson Board Member Ted Kramolis Board Member Jewel Taber Board Member Liz Peltekian Financial Director Janelle Ulysses Shelter Manager

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